Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton
In 1898 the Belgica set off on a three year polar expedition to the Antarctic. It became the first ship to winter in the region, in a survival story about illness, endurance and inventiveness. And Penguins.
Book Review - Empire of Pain - The Secret History of The Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
This is a meticulously researched, infuriating and astounding book about the opioid epidemic in the US.
Book review - Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape - Manchán Magan
Manchán Magan’s fascinating book sets out to explore the Irish language and it’s roots in nature, people and animals, as well as cosmology and other ancient civilisations.
Book Review - Northern Protestants On Shifting Ground
An enlightening and thought provoking book on Northern Protestants over the last twenty years, with Brexit and talk of a United Ireland increasing.